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Review of A Roof!
A Roof! by Stephanie Ellen Sy; illus. by Daniel TingcungcoPrimary Kokila/Penguin 40 pp.9/24 9780593697054 $18.99e-book ed. 9780593697061 $10.99Following a typhoon in the Philippines, Maya discovers a corrugated metal roof that has fallen into her yard. Maya and Tatay (her father) embark on a journey to return the thin roof, folded...
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Review of Everything We Never Had
Everything We Never Had by Randy RibayHigh School Kokila/Penguin 288 pp.8/24 9780593461419 $18.99e-book ed. 9780593461433 $10.99Perspectives in this novel alternate among members of the Maghabol family from four different generations. In 1929, Francisco has recently emigrated from the Philippines to Watsonville, California, where he picks produce and eventually becomes a...
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Review of Eighteen Roses
Eighteen Roses by Shannon C.F. RogersHigh School Feiwel 304 pp.7/24 9781250845733 $20.99e-book ed. 9781250845740 $11.99Seventeen-year-old Lucia Cruz loves the consistency of her daily routine. During a trip to San Diego for her cousin’s debut—a traditional Filipino coming-of-age party in which Luz has no interest—her world is turned on its head....
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Review of Our Nipa Hut: A Story in the Philippines
Our Nipa Hut: A Story in the Philippines by Rachell Abalos; illus. by Gabriela LariosPrimary Barefoot 32 pp.6/24 9781646865000 $17.99Paper ed. 9781646865017 $9.99“The nipa hut is family too.” Yelena Mendoza lives in a traditional nipa hut in the Philippines with her family. Made from palm leaves and bamboo, the structure...
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Review of Isabel in Bloom
Isabel in Bloom by Mae Respicio Intermediate, Middle School Lamb/Random 368 pp.4/24 9780593302712 $17.99Library ed. 9780593302729 $20.99e-book ed. 9780593302736 $10.99In this verse novel set in 1999, twelve-year-old Isabel Ligaya leaves her home in the Philippines to reunite with her mother in California. Mama immigrated to the U.S. five years ago...
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Review of Pedro’s Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys
Pedro’s Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys by Rob Peñas; illus. by Carl AngelPrimary Lee & Low 40 pp.4/24 9781620145746 $20.95Born in 1896 under Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines, Pedro Flores immigrated to the United States as a teenager. It wasn’t...
Review of Wildful
Wildful by Kengo Kurimoto; illus. by the authorIntermediate Groundwood 216 pp.2/24 9781773068626 $22.99e-book ed. 9781773068633 $16.99In this gorgeous graphic novel with minimal text, it’s an ordinary day as Poppy takes her dog, Pepper, out for a walk, all the while listening to music, scrolling mindlessly through her cell phone. Pepper,...
Review of Stories of the Islands
Stories of the Islands by Clar Angkasa; illus. by the authorIntermediate, Middle School Holiday 176 pp.10/23 9780823449781 $22.99Paper ed. 9780823455737 $14.99e-book ed. 9780823457281 $11.99These graphic-format retellings of three Indonesian folktales steer their female protagonists away from traditional “superficial tropes” and render them as empowered, intelligent characters who determine their own...
Five Questions for Clar Angkasa
In Stories of the Islands (Holiday, 8–12 years), Clar Angkasa retells three Indonesian folktales in a gorgeous graphic format, reframing the tales in ways that empower their female protagonists. 1. Were folktales a big part of your experience growing up? If so, who would share them with you? Clar Angkasa:...
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